ครึ้ม
kréumMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
overcast; gloomy (sky)
dark and cloudy, often suggesting imminent rain
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วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentท้องฟ้าtóng fáaท้องฟ้าtóng fáasky; heavensครึ้มkréumครึ้มkréum1overcast; gloomy (sky)2shady; cool3cheerful; in high spirits4lush; dense (foliage)ทั้งวันtáng wanทั้งวันtáng wanall day; the whole day
The sky is overcast all day today.
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Just now the clouds were very dark; it will probably rain soon.
In the afternoon it got increasingly overcast, and the wind started to pick up.
เห็นhěnฟ้าครึ้มfáa-krʉ́mกับgàpเมฆmêekต่ำdtàmแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiควรkuuanพกpókร่มrômเผื่อpʉ̀ʉaฝนเทลงมาfǒn-tee-long-maa
Seeing the dark, low clouds like this, you should carry an umbrella in case it pours.
2AdjectiveB1
shady; cool
Having plenty of shade and feeling cool, especially because of trees.
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หน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideร่มครึ้มrôm-krʉ́mร่มครึ้มrôm-krʉ́mshady; densely shadedและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4[to] be cool; become coolดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàiต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàilarge tree; big tree
It's nice and cool in the shade in front of the house because there is a big tree.
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ตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàaiฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpนั่งnângอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉใต้dtâaiต้นมะม่วงdtôn-má-mûuangเพราะprɔ́ตรงนั้นdtrong-nánร่มครึ้มrôm-krʉ́mและlɛ́ไม่ร้อนmâi-rɔ́ɔn
In the afternoon, I like reading under the mango tree because it's shady and not hot there.
ร้านนี้ráan-níiมีmiiลานlaanร่มครึ้มrôm-krʉ́mใต้dtâaiต้นไม้dtôn-máaiเราraoจึงjʉngนั่งnângกินข้าวgin-kâaoข้างนอกkâang-nɔ̂ɔkได้dâaiโดยdooiไม่ร้อนmâi-rɔ́ɔn
This restaurant has a shady courtyard under the trees, so we can eat outside without getting hot.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเป็นbpenช่วงบ่ายchûuang-bàaiที่tîiอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnจัดjàtแต่dtɛ̀ɛทางเดินtaang-dəənที่tîiมีmiiต้นไม้dtôn-máaiให้ร่มเงาhâi-rôm-ngaoตลอดแนวdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-nɛɛoก็gɔ̂ยังyangร่มครึ้มrôm-krʉ́mและlɛ́เย็นสบายyen-sà-baai
Even in the intense afternoon heat, the path shaded by trees along its entire length remains shady and pleasantly cool.
3AdjectiveB2
cheerful; in high spirits
feeling pleasantly cheerful or in the mood to enjoy oneself
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วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentพ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureนึกnéukนึกnéuk1[to] think of; imagine2[to] recall; remember3[to] think; suppose; assume4[to] feel like (doing); have the impulse5[to] consider; reflectครึ้มkréumครึ้มkréum1overcast; gloomy (sky)2shady; cool3cheerful; in high spirits4lush; dense (foliage)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedชวนchuanชวนchuan1[to] invite; ask [sb] along2[to] urge; persuade; encourage3inviting; tempting; evocative4[to] tend to cause; be likely to evokeแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ไปกินข้าวbpai gin kâaoไปกินข้าวbpai gin kâao[to] go eatนอกบ้านnôk bâanนอกบ้านnôk bâan1outdoors; outside the house2outdoor; out-of-home
Dad was in a cheerful mood today and suggested taking Mom out for a meal.
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พอได้phɔ́-dáiฟังfangเพลงplayngเก่าgàoที่têeชอบchôpแม่mâeก็gâwครึ้มkréumใจjaiจนjonร้องróngตามไปด้วยdtaam bpai dûuai
Hearing an old favorite song put Mom in such good spirits that she started singing along.
ทั้งที่táng têeปกติbpòk-gà-dtìเขาkăoไม่ค่อยmâi kôiร้องเพลงróng playngแต่dtàeพอได้phɔ́-dáiอยู่yòoกับgàpเพื่อนเก่าpêuuan gàoก็gâwนึกnéukครึ้มkréumลุกขึ้นมาlúk kêun maaร้องróngให้hâiทุกคนtúk konฟังfang
Although he rarely sings, being with his old friends put him in the mood, and he got up to sing for everyone.
หลังจากlăng jàakทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkมาmaaทั้งสัปดาห์táng sàp-daaพอporส่งงานsòng ngaanเสร็จsètฉันchănก็gâwนึกnéukครึ้มkréumอยากyàakแต่งตัวdtàeng dtuuaสวยsŭuaiออกไปòk bpaiเต้นรำdtên ramกับgàpเพื่อนpêuuan
After working hard all week, finishing my assignment put me in a festive mood, and I felt like dressing up and going dancing with friends.
4AdjectiveB2
lush; dense (foliage)
thick, rich growth of plants, leaves, or trees
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ทางเดินtaang dernทางเดินtaang dern1walkway; passage; corridor; aisle; path2path; route; course (figurative)3tract; passageway (anatomy/system)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)ร่มรื่นrôm rêunร่มรื่นrôm rêun1shady and pleasant; leafy2serene; soothing atmosphereเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ครึ้มkréumครึ้มkréum1overcast; gloomy (sky)2shady; cool3cheerful; in high spirits4lush; dense (foliage)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondข้างทางkâang taangข้างทางkâang taang1roadside/wayside2by the road/along the way3roadside (as a modifier)
The path in the park is shady because trees grow thickly on both sides.
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Along the canal, the mangrove apple trees grow so thick that you can hardly see the water.
เขตอนุรักษ์kèt à-nú-rákแห่งนี้hàeng néeมีmeeป่าเบญจพรรณbpàa ben-jà-panขึ้นkêunครึ้มkréumปกคลุมbpòk klumพื้นดินpéun dinจนjonแสงsăengแทบtâepส่องsòngไม่ถึงmâi tĕung
This conservation area has a deciduous forest with dense growth, covering the ground so that little light reaches it.
รั้วบ้านrúua bâanถูกtòokเถาวัลย์tăo wanขึ้นkêunครึ้มkréumพันpanทับtápจนjonต้องdtôngตัดแต่งdtàt dtàengเพื่อให้pêuua hâiทางเดินtaang dernโล่งlôhng
Vines have grown thick over the fence, so they need trimming to clear the walkway.